Drone User Group Network proposed changes to FAA Reauthorization Bills
A community-based organization (“CBO”) that represents close to 25,000 drone users, the Drone User Group Network (“DUGN”) proposed changes to both the House and Senate versions of the Federal Aviation...
View ArticleJust Say No to Backroom Drone Deals
The Backroom Drone Deals Are No Bueno Everyone associated with the airspace integration effort is in strong agreement that what this industry needs is more education! It is with that in mind that I...
View ArticleARPAS-UK Supports the Safe Use of Drones in the UK
ARPAS-UK welcomes the Department for Transport’s publication released on 22nd July 2017, and is pleased to have participated in the consultation process directly, with its own response and consolidated...
View ArticleAntonelli Law Successfully Defends Part 107 Pilot in Chicago Drone Ordinance...
In June, licensed drone pilot Jerrick Hakim flew his DJI Inspire 2 for one solitary flight on Chicago’s lakefront. A slow, cinematic flight, the drone flew above Lake Michigan perhaps several hundred...
View ArticleDrones and Federal Preemption – RCAPA writes to the President
Friday, October 13, 2017 RE: Drones and Federal Preemption President Donald J. Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC 20006 Dear President Trump, I am writing you today to appeal not only to the...
View ArticleWhen Your Letter to Congress Doesn’t Match Your Letter to POTUS (Oops..)
[Intro about lack of transparency at AUVSI. Board of Directors no longer elected, appointed instead, downhill slide of overall advocacy, etc….] But lately, I have grown rather confused. For example, I...
View ArticlePromoting Safety in Unmanned Aircraft Systems: The Aviators Code Initiative...
In an effort to address safety concerns arising from the widespread use of small unmanned aircraft, the Aviators Code Initiative (formerly the Aviators Model Code of Conduct Initiative) and the...
View ArticleDrone NAS Integration, What Really Happened
As we look forward to working with a new FAA administrator, we have to remember some of the past integration mistakes so we do not relieve them on the regulatory wheel of suffering. Some of these...
View ArticleBMFA – Update on changes to UK regulations
The recent 2018 amendments to the Air Navigation Order will come into effect on the 30th July, making it illegal to operate any unmanned aircraft (including model aircraft) above 400ft. The UK model...
View ArticleWhat’s up with the AUVSI?
Including my tenure as Silicon Valley Chapter President (A Nostalgic Retrospective) When I took over the Silicon Valley chapter, it was about 5 or 6 people sitting around voting on what type of pizza...
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